Steel Threaded Rod: Commerce Ends AD/CVD on Wheel Studs

November 19, 2024 |AD/CV - Patent

Certain types of wheel studs will now be exempt from antidumping duties on alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from China (A-570-104) and countervailing duties on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China (C-570-105), the Commerce Department said in the final results of a changed circumstances review. The new exemption takes effect for unliquidated entries since the beginning of 2022.

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The agency said no comments were received that opposed its preliminary results, issued about a month ago (see 2410150025). Commerce continued to find that the petitioners that originally requested the orders don’t oppose the partial revocation, and represent most production of domestic steel threaded rod. An importer, Logistical Resource Development, requested the changed circumstances reviews.

Commerce will add the following language to the scope of the AD/CVD orders:

If Commerce continues to find there’s no opposition to the partial revocation request in the final results of this review, it will exempt the following types of wheel studs from the AD/CVD orders:

"Wheel studs with the following characteristics are excluded from the scope of this order:

A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 80mm, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 95mm long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 75mm, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 92mm, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14x1.25.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 44mm long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates a 12.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 64mm long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates and 21.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 61mm long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 diameter and 1.5 thread spacing."

Commerce is also ending an ongoing scope proceeding on the same 13 types of wheel studs.